Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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Take control of two powerful and highly evolved vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. Each equipped with a legendary sword, Kain & Raziel must battle through a world loaded with conflict and intrigue as they attempt to unravel their destinies and defeat the dark forces that seek to condemn their world to eternal damnation.

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697 reviews
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Developer:
Crystal Dynamics
Publisher:
Eidos Interactive
Release date:
06 December 2012
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (697)

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Description

Take control of two powerful and highly evolved vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. Each equipped with a legendary sword, Kain & Raziel must battle through a world loaded with conflict and intrigue as they attempt to unravel their destinies and defeat the dark forces that seek to condemn their world to eternal damnation.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows XP/ Windows Vista / Windows 7
Processor:
1.8Ghz processor
Memory:
1 GB RAM
Graphics:
3D graphics compatible with DirectX 9
DirectX®:
9.0b
Hard Drive:
2 GB HD space

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

Tumbleweed
Recommended | 16 Nov 2025
11.7h played

Final of the epic series. I enjoyed the story, glad at last to know it in full. But god i hate gameplay. The camera and camera related direction control are nightmare. Level design is to much relaying on repurposing

Helpful: 5
soreye16223
Recommended | 17 Nov 2025
25.2h played

Grew up playing this game and the Legacy of Kain/Blood Omen series. I absolutely loved them and the characters. Graphics and world design is very nice. I still need to go back and replay the Soul Reaver games as well. I

Helpful: 0
Drayma
Recommended | 13 Aug 2025
12.6h played

I forgot how good this game was... but also who designed that platforming?! Either let me move the camera or make the platforms 10x bigger!!! Highly recommend but play the other games first or you will have no clue what

Helpful: 0
Ak
Recommended | 23 Nov 2025
14.4h played

I played this after the remaster of SR1 and SR2. First time with Defiance, and had played SR before. The combat feels good. Huge improvement from SR1 and SR2. The camera is a bit wonky, but it's OK if you're willing to

Helpful: 1
tautheory
Recommended | 27 Oct 2025
12.9h played

This original still holds up after all of these years. You need to get used to the way the camera works and the movement technicality can get pretty frustrating at times (some waterfalls for example or some walls

Helpful: 1
Brother Kyber
Recommended | 14 Mar 2026
7.1h played

Great game but the recently released remaster fixes most of the issues this one had, biggest one being the camera. Get the remasters for 1 and 2 and then play this. One of the best series ever made.

Helpful: 1